fact check

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fact check

noun fact checks · factcheck · fact-check

  1. A verification of the factuality of specific information.

verb fact checks · fact checking · fact checked · factcheck · fact-check

  1. alternative Alternative form of fact-check

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noun a verification of the factuality of specific information

Españolverificación fáctica, comprobación factual, constatación
中文闢謠 /辟谣 pìyáo, 事實核查 /事实核查 shìshí héchá
DeutschFaktencheck
Русскийфактче́к faktčék

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"fact check." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fact%20check. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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fact check. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fact%20check

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"fact check." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fact%20check.

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@misc{fact_check_2026,
  title = {fact check},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fact%20check},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}